Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Chancellor Tom Moore at USC Upstate shakes hands with Chase Moery, a student who graduated this past May, after deciding on getting both sides to sit down and discuss the closing of the Center for Women's & Gender Studies on Monday during a protest on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Before heading outside to speak to protesters, Chancellor Tom Moore watches from the administration building as students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies gather on the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Chancellor Tom Moore listens as students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies speak during a protest on the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Chancellor Tom Moore listens as students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies speak during a protest on the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Chancellor Tom Moore listens as students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies speak during a protest on the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies protest the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Chancellor Tom Moore listens as students, faculty and other supporters of USC Upstate's Center for Women's & Gender Studies speak during a protest on the decision to close the center on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff

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Chancellor Tom Moore talks about the decision to close the Center for Women's & Gender Studies on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff